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| After we had all parked up and had a quick wander around the show, Caroline, Matthew and I, got the camping chairs from our buses and relaxed in the sunshine. This is the view looking from the rear of my microbus at just some of the VW campers that attended the show. |
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| The Chearsley Classic Car Show is held at the village cricket ground and the vehicles are arranged around the cricket pitch which provides a good display with good access for the public. |
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| This gorgeous series 2 E-Type Jaguar 2 door roadster had been stored in a dry barn for 25 years before the present owner purchased the car in 2000. Even tough it had been in dry storage, 25 years had taken it's toll, and this car required a full nut and bolt restoration which took over 4 years. |
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| The car has been lovingly restored to as close to original as possible and it looked fantastic. There is no point spending 4 years restoring a classic car if your not going to use it, so since getting this car on the road the owner has driven down to Italy and Spain in this gorgeous car. |
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| During the restoration the mechanical parts, bodywork and interior have all been restored to as close to original as possible, and doesn't it look lovely. |
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| A quick look across the show from standing in front of my bus. This great show attracts classic vehicles of all makes and all years which makes a great variety and a fantastic show. |
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| There were plenty of classic motorcycles at the show from old British classics to more rarer European bikes. |
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| As we all relaxed behind our buses, I heard what can only be described as a loud swarm of bees. I thought I recognise that noise, it's the noise of lots of two stroke motorcycles entering the show, so I just had to go and have a look. This Garelli MK2 tiger cross (I think) was stunning. The Garelli was a 2 stroke 49cc moped and a bike that I grew up around which brought back many happy memories. |
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| This bike had a top speed of 53 MPH, which when your 16 and this is your first bike, was almost supersonic. I can still remember quite clearly about 4 or 5 of us riding around the town on bikes very similar to this... good times. |
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| This scooter looked like something from the cult film 'Quadrophenia'. This old scooter looked awesome with all it's custom accessories and custom one off paint job. |
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| I did start to count how many mirrors this scooter had but gave up, but suffice to say there were lots, the same goes for lights. This scooter certainly drew plenty of well deserved attention from both exhibitors and the public. |
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| This is a car I don't think I've seen before, I think it's an Austin A40 sports, which were made from 1950 - 1953. The car is basically aluminium bodied version of the A40 saloon. Although the name 'A40 sports', the car was more a touring car rather than a sports car. |
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| The car has a 1.2 litre engine with a 4 speed manual gearbox. The car had a top speed of 75 mph and a 0-60 time of about 25 seconds. |
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| Pure British 1950's interior. Grey vinyl and red carpet with matching dashboard, it actually looks really nice. |
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| One of the good things about attending these classic car shows is the sheer diversity of vehicles you get to see up close. Here a new brand AMG Mercedes is parked up next to a 1950's Morris van. The design and technology (or lack of!) is amazing. |
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| This stunning Morris MCV 10 cwt van ( I think) looked fantastic, these van were made from 1950 - 1956 but I bet they never looked this good. |
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| This fully restored van was just like new, and the attention to detail was incredible. The body was so straight and the beige paint complimented the perfect body panels. |
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| Inside the 10cwt van, you got a huge120 cubic feet storage capacity, providing you took the passenger seat out! |
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| The small 1500cc engine (i think) looked some- what lost in the engine bay. |
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| Another E-Type Jaguar, this time a 2 door coupé Although this car was designed back in the 1960's it is still a very beautiful car, with gorgeous flowing body lines. Even the great Enzo Ferrari once said it was the most beautiful car he had ever seen. |
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| These E-Types came with either a 3.8 litre or 4.2 litre engine which both gave 265 BHP and both engines produced the same top speed of 150 MPH, but the 4.2 litre engine created much more torque. |
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| Automotive styling really doesn't get any better than the E-Type Jaguar. Prices for these Jag's range from £40,000 - £200,000 ($49,000 - 245,000) but it's easy to see why they are so pricey. |
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| The interior of a restored E-Type Jaguar. What a lovely place to sit, looking down that long bonnet as you cruise around. |
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| The Chearsley Classic Car show is a very relaxed event and it was Caroline and Matthews first time at the show, I think they enjoyed themselves so hopefully they'll join me again next year. The same applies to CJ, who I'm sure enjoyed the experience. Here CJ, Caroline and Matthew are just relaxing behind the buses enjoying the sun and the atmosphere of the whole event. |
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| Chearsley show had once again arranged a fly past by a WW2 Spitfire. Even though we were given prior notice of the arrival of the plane, trying to photograph this iconic plane with my digital camera was so difficult. I took numerous photos and these are my best two!. |
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| Even though I managed to get the plane in the frame, it's still blurred. The Spitfire is still so nimble and agile it was difficult for me to get a decent picture. |
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| This lovely 1973 late bay Dormobile arrived a bit later in the day. It was owned by a lovely couple that have big plans for their bus. |
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| Even though their bus wasn't finished or to their liking they were more than happy to just get out and about and use it as much as possible. |
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| Another Dormobile at the show was this 1970 model. This one belonged to a fellow Outcast VW member who popped over to the show, later in the day. |
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| And like the other Dormobile this one isn't quite finished either, and again like the previous Dormobile it is often seen driving around the vale of Aylesbury. At least both the Dormy's are being used and not just parked in the garage. So that was my very brief 2 part review of this great little show. I have attended this show for 3 or 4 years now and it's always a great day out. There is plenty of things to keep all the family entertained and occupied and of course a vast array of classic vehicles. This is a show that I strongly recommend that you try to attend if you get the chance as you will not be disappointed. A huge thank you to Caroline, Matthew and CJ who all helped to make this a great day out. |
